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Christmas stockings are a sock that
children hang near fire side on the
Christmas Eve. It is believed that
on Christmas children in the expectation
of getting gifts from Santa Clause
hang the Christmas stockings near
fire side. There is a belief that
the children who behave badly with
others during the whole year will
get a coal piece in the sock. All
around the world this tradition of
hanging Christmas stockings is followed
for the last many decades though in
France children place their shoes
instead of socks on the fire place.
The custom of hanging Christmas stockings
has a background to it. It is said
that one day when Santa Clause was
climbing the roof of the house he
saw the poor conditions of a man and
his daughter and intentionally dropped
the gold coins in the stockings that
was hung on the fire place. In many
houses we don't find fire place so
children usually hang their Christmas
stockings near their bed. But with
the process of placing Christmas trees
in the house started in 1930's, children
started hanging their Christmas stockings
on the Christmas tree.
Usually children use their own stockings
for Christmas while varieties of Christmas
stockings are available in the market.
It makes them to go and collect the
best Christmas stockings available
in different colors and designs. But
nowadays many families are indulging
themselves in making Christmas stockings
as a part of Christmas craft.
Children decorate their stockings
with stars and glitters to make it
to look attractive. In many countries
children fill the stockings with chocolate,
money and jewelry for the remembrance
of Santa Clause. So, get the best
of Christmas stockings this Christmas
and enjoy. To know more about celebrating
Christmas and other popular festivals
around the world keep browsing .
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